Telugu movie "Raju Gari Gadhi" starring Ashwin Babu, Chetan Cheenu, Poorna and Dhanya Balakrishna has beaten the TRP records of Junior NTR's "Temper" and Balakrishna's "Legend".
"Raju Gari Gadhi" is a horror comedy movie written and directed by Ohmkar. The movie is about a haunted house in Nandigama, where 34 people are found dead. A TV channel hosts a reality show in the haunted house, where seven people are sent into the house and the person who lasts there for 7 days will win a prize money of Rs 3 crore. The rest of the story is about the mystery behind the house.
Released in theatres on 22 October, 2015, "Raju Gari Gadhi" has received positive reviews and rich ratings from the critics. It was not just a critically acclaimed movie, but also a huge commercial success in Tollywood. Made on a shoe-string budget, the move has raked in over Rs 15 crore to its producers. It has become one of the biggest hits in Tollywood in 2015.
"Raju Gari Gadhi" had its first premiere on MAA TV on 20 December and it has registered overwhelming response on the small screen. The film has registered 14.51 TRP ratings in its TV premiere. RJV tweeted, "#RajuGariGadhi delivers 14.51 TRP's ..Small film makes Big impact And MAA is now No.1 again..Perfect way to say goodbye to 2015..WOW!!! (sic)"
In 2015, a host of new Telugu movies like "Baahubali: The Beginning", "Srimanthudu", "Temper", "Kick 2", "Pandaga Chesko", "Subramanyam for Sale", "Bhale Bhale Magadivoi" and "Ganga" (Kanchana 2) were premiered on various entertainment TV channels. Some of them have garnered very good response from the viewers.
But only big ticket movies like "Baahubali", "Srimanthudu" and "Temper" were able to make it to the list of top 10 Telugu movies with the all time highest TRP ratings. "Raju Gari Gadhi" is the latest film to enter this list. The movie has landed in the ninth place, pushing "Temper" down to 10th spot. "Legend", which was in the 10th spot with its 11.27 TRP points, has been moved out of the list.
Here list of the top 10 Tollywood films with the all time highest TRP ratings:
Rank | Movie | TRP Ratings | TV Channel |
1 | Magadheera | 22 | MAA |
2 | Baahubali | 21.84 | MAA |
3 | Srimanthudu | 21.24 | Zee Telugu |
4 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle chettu | 20 | MAA |
5 | Attarintiki Daredi | 19.04 | MAA |
6 | Robo | 19 | Gemini |
7 | Gabbar Singh | 17 | Gemini |
8 | Manam | 15.62 | Gemini |
9 | Raju Gari Gadhi | 14.51 | MAA |
10 | Temper | 14.4 | Gemini |